Matias Ojala

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Matias Ojala
Personal information
Full name Matias Petteri Ojala
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Number 8
Youth career
OLS
Tervarit
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 AC Oulu 85 (11)
2013–2014Hamburger SV II (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 PS Kemi 58 (0)
2018–2019 Ilves 36 (0)
2020–2023 Inter Turku 73 (8)
2024 IFK Mariehamn 21 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 6 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Finland U17 6 (0)
2011–2013 Finland U19 8 (0)
2012–2013 Finland U18 2 (1)
2014 Finland U20 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Matias Petteri Ojala (born 28 February 1995) is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for AC Oulu in Finnish Veikkausliiga.

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Early career

Born and raised in Oulu, Ojala started his footballing career with local club AC Oulu, making his debut on Finnish top-flight on 12 August 2010, only at the age of 15. By doing this, he became the youngest player in history to make an appearance in Veikkausliiga. [1]

He was however unable to make more appearances during the season as AC Oulu finished 11th. Because of their financial situation, the club however dropped down a level as they were denied a league license by the Finnish FA [2]

This proved to be a good career point for Ojala, as he went on making 58 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Oulu during the next three seasons combined in the Finnish second division. During his final season with Oulu, he replaced the legendary Mika Nurmela as the team captain, only at the age of 18.

Club career

On 27 August 2013, it was announced that Ojala had joined German Bundesliga side HSV on loan until summer 2014, with an option to buy. [3] He was promoted to train with the first team for the first time in early October.

On 7 November 2019, FC Inter Turku confirmed the signing of Ojala for the 2020 season on a deal until the end of 2021. [4]

On 22 December 2023, Ojala signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn on a one-year deal. [5]

On 3 November 2024, Ojala returned to his hometown Oulu and signed a two-year deal with his former club AC Oulu. [6]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Oulu 2010 Veikkausliiga 100010
2011 Ykkönen 1920010202
2012 Ykkönen18130211
2013 Ykkönen21600216
2014 Ykkönen7171
2015 Ykkönen19140231
Total85117010009311
Hamburger SV II (loan) 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 141141
PS Kemi 2016 Veikkausliiga3002000320
2017 Veikkausliiga28051331
Total580710000651
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga230502 [a] 0300
2019 Veikkausliiga13082212
Total3601320020512
Inter Turku 2020 Veikkausliiga141611 [a] 0212
2021 Veikkausliiga275501 [b] 0335
2022 Veikkausliiga110404000190
2023 Veikkausliiga2123010252
Total7381815020989
IFK Mariehamn 2024 Veikkausliiga2102150281
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga00004040
Career total287204751504035325
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

Inter Turku

References